Charles Darrow
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| Born | Charles Brace Darrow August 10, 1889 |
| Died | August 28, 1967 (aged 78) |
Charles Darrow (10 August 1889 — 28 August 1967) was one of the creators/ developers of Monopoly.
Life
Charles Darrow was the inventor of "Monopoly". In the 1930s, Charles encountered a game based on "The Landlord’s Game" a game from 1904. With this game in mind Charles Darrow made innovations and updates to the game and developed it into his new game "Monopoly".
In 1935, he sold Monopoly to Parker Brothers.
Darrow died on 28 August 1967, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at the age of 78.
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